Queens tennis standout killed in hit and runMiddle Village native Stefani Lineva was killed early Saturday morning in an upstate city, the victim of an apparent hit and run. The 20-year-old Binghampton University student was found at 2 a.m. ...

More hate-filled graffiti found in western QueensSince Donald Trump’s election, the country and city has seen a surge in hate crimes and hate speech. Swastikas have been found painted across the five boroughs, including a sidewalk in Crown Height...

Commercial corridors to see increased trash pickupThe Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is taking out more of the trash in Community Board 5. Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley and Councilman Antonio Reynoso announced that commercial corridors in their ...

Black Friday still draws shoppers to Queens CenterLong lines and crowded stores are often the images associated with Black Friday, but the recent popularity of online shopping brought into question its effects on retailers this year. "When I first...

Work underway for Borough Hall parking lotA new 302-space municipal parking lot adjacent to Borough Hall will make doing business with the borough a much easier task. With work officially getting underway last week, it should be open by th...

March highlights Ridgewood's housing problemsA coalition of tenants marched through Ridgewood on Saturday to highlight some of the problems residents face due to rising rents. According to real estate listing service Trulia, median home sales...

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By Aidan Lewis TUNIS (Reuters) - Islamic State has lost senior figures in an unsuccessful seven-month battle to defend its coastal stronghold in Libya, but there are already signs it will try to fight back through sleeper cells and desert brigades. Libyan officials say hundreds of Islamic State militants may have escaped before the start of the battle for Sirte in May or during its early stages. Islamic State is thought to be behind at least two dozen attacks or attempted attacks to the south and west of Sirte since August, said Heni Nsaibia of Menastream, a risk consultancy that monitors jihadist activity in the region.

Populist anti-Islam Dutch MP Geert Wilders was found guilty on Friday of discrimination against Moroccans, but acquitted of hate speech in a closely-watched trial ahead of next year's key elections. Wilders, whose Freedom Party (PVV) is eyeing an upset victory in the March 2017 polls, was charged with two counts arising out of comments he made in 2014 around local elections. "In this case, the most important question is whether Wilders has crossed a line.

Carter Page, a businessman previously described as a foreign-policy adviser to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, said on Friday he saw significant business opportunities in Russia. Page arrived in Moscow on Thursday and told Russia's RIA news agency he was visiting Russia to work on economic projects. The current nature of his relationship with Trump's team is unclear.